Yan Zhichun finalized the tactics and exchanged glances with those beside her. Everyone scattered to various positions, preparing to launch an all-out strike against Heavenly Ox.

But before the tactics could be executed, Yan Zhichun felt her heart suddenly clench.

She covered her chest and raised her head to look toward the exit of the “Cargo Hold,” feeling as if something important had disappeared in that very instant.

“Zhichun, what’s wrong?” Jiang Ruoxue moved to Yan Zhichun’s side and asked, looking at her expression.

“I don’t know…” Yan Zhichun’s lips trembled slightly, and her eyes reddened somewhat. “I suddenly feel so sad…”

“We need to pull ourselves together now.” Jiang Ruoxue said softly. “There are still people waiting for us.”

“Right… right…” Yan Zhichun nodded, reaching up to wipe the tears from the corners of her eyes. She didn’t understand why she had suddenly become like this, but there was no time to think about it now.

Black Sheep was already covered in wounds from several collisions with Heavenly Ox. Now just standing there made him sway unsteadily, but fortunately Yan Zhichun had already found a foolproof method and was confident she could force Heavenly Ox into a dead end at the final moment.

When Heavenly Ox, hidden in the darkness, came back to her senses, she discovered that the many “Participants” had already changed positions, appearing in various strange places.

But they ultimately couldn’t see her, so what could they do now?

Yan Zhichun, Jiang Ruoxue, Old Sun, and Su Shan stood in the same corner staring at midair, while Saturday took advantage of the chaos to reach Black Sheep and the numerous “Ants.” Everyone was in position. This sudden coordination made Heavenly Ox feel vaguely uneasy.

But she was currently carrying a strange “Door” on her shoulder with nowhere to go. That Black Sheep didn’t know what possessed him—he was already covered in wounds yet still persisting stubbornly, as if he didn’t care about his own life at all.

“Heavenly Ox…” Black Sheep slowly raised his head, blood sliding down his face. “I’m in a hurry… Come out quickly and fight me. Don’t dawdle.”

Heavenly Ox continued to conceal her form while thinking of countermeasures. This sudden turn of events was really too troublesome.

These people didn’t come earlier or later, but chose to come precisely when she was about to place the “Door.” She was forced to carry the “Door” while evading them.

But this “Door” was really too large. Holding it, there was no way to escape through that long staircase.

Countless questions began echoing in Heavenly Ox’s mind. How exactly did these people pass through such a long corridor to come directly to the “Cargo Hold”?

And why was their timing controlled so precisely?

If “Participants” wanted to reach the “Cargo Hold,” they should obviously rush urgently toward it immediately after boarding. Being even a second late would encounter unpredictable dangers.

At that time, she had just entered the “Cargo Hold” and hadn’t yet retrieved the “Door,” so naturally she would have had sufficient ability to resist.

But these people clearly waited a while before coming, perfectly timing it at the point when she was in a dilemma.

So what was the situation outside now?

To allow a large group of “Participants” to swagger all the way here—had everyone died?

Yan Zhichun moved slightly, looking straight ahead, and asked Su Shan in a low voice: “Can you see her?”

“I can.” Su Shan also looked straight ahead, saying quietly without changing expression. “She’s standing at my eleven o’clock position. I’ll keep my eyes on her the whole time.”

“Good.”

Yan Zhichun exchanged a glance with Saturday in the distance. Saturday nodded, then looked at Officer Li nearby.

Officer Li understood immediately. He stared at a dismembered corpse in the distance, reached into his pocket, fumbled around for a bit, then pulled out a bloody eyeball.

Then he bent down, placed the eyeball on the ground, and gently rolled it toward the center of the plaza.

All the “Ants” instantly sensed this eyeball. They all turned slightly, as if adjusting some coordinates, yet no one moved.

“The direction the eyeball rolled is twelve o’clock…” Yan Zhichun’s heart rose to her throat. “They understood the tactics Saturday explained…”

“This tactic isn’t difficult for them…” Jiang Ruoxue murmured. “What’s difficult is for us…”

“Don’t worry, I’m here.” Yan Zhichun said seriously. “Begin the operation.”

With one “Begin the operation,” Su Shan immediately widened her eyes to look into the distance, then said: “She’s at the seven o’clock position relative to the eyeball.”

“‘Heavy heavy, light light light.'” Yan Zhichun said.

After hearing this, Old Sun immediately closed his eyes and waved his hand toward the sky. A few seconds later, five stones—two large and three small—appeared out of thin air, then fell to the ground one after another.

“Boom! Boom! Crack! Crack! Crack!”

The sound of stones falling from high altitude was very loud, causing the ground to shake.

Before Heavenly Ox could react to what was happening, a large group of “Ants” suddenly lunged toward her direction.

She was greatly alarmed and hurriedly dodged to the side. That large group of “Ants” also missed their target at that moment.

What was going on?

Those “Ants” seemed to know where she was, yet their attacks were as chaotic as casting a net.

“Three o’clock.” Su Shan said again.

“‘Light light light, heavy heavy.'” Yan Zhichun said.

Several more stones fell to the ground, and a large group of “Ants” charged toward Heavenly Ox again to kill her. Heavenly Ox only felt a chill down her back and fled in panic while carrying the “Door.”

Many “Ants” had originally been demoted from “Earth Level.” Their physical abilities were no weaker than hers. If they caught her, the consequences would be unimaginable.

“Her steps are chaotic.” Su Shan said quietly. “Now, six o’clock.”

“‘Heavy, light light light light.'”

Several attacks left Heavenly Ox completely unable to cope. After all, the number of “Ants” was too numerous. Each time over a hundred of them acted together, the positions where she could dodge were extremely limited.

She hurriedly used “Levitation” to dodge into the sky, then moved a great distance away before turning around to look below, wanting to figure out exactly how they were launching this coordinated offensive.

One side was “Participants,” the other side was “Ants.” They had no way to communicate, yet they seemed to have formed a united front at this moment.

Clearly just a few stones falling to the ground, yet it could simultaneously command over a hundred people to act precisely together… What kind of tactic was this?

“Target has left coordinate range, repositioning immediately.”

Su Shan made tactical hand signals to Officer Li in the distance.

Officer Li nodded, patted an “Ant” beside him, and that “Ant” immediately crawled forward to crush the previous eyeball.

Then Officer Li pulled out a new eyeball from his pocket and rolled it toward the new position Su Shan had designated.

All the “Ants” adjusted their orientation at this moment, reconfirming the “twelve o’clock” direction.

“New coordinates, ground to air, four o’clock.” Su Shan said with bloodshot eyes.

“‘Heavy light heavy,’ ‘light light light light, heavy.'”

Heavenly Ox never expected the other side’s tactical design to be so meticulous, until she saw a large group of “Ants” leaping high toward her position.